The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-09-07

here last Wednesday at the request of the
seleCtmen to examine the bridge, which has
been claimed by some parties to be unsafe.
Mr.. Nash insists that the bridge is all right,
but not being an engineer, he was not able
to answer all the technical objections as to
the alleged defects in construction, but at
tempted to make up by soundly berating
the objectors, so the matter seems to be
about where it was before his visit.--
Principal Hit returned from the West Tues
day. - Mrs. Sylvester has moved to
Montpelier to be with her son, who is work
ing In the WATCHMAN office. - Miss
Clara Harwood and Helen Ferris, who have
been in hotel at Hampton Beach, returned
last week. - Misses Ella and Bertha
Abbott of Willamantic, Ct, visited their
cousin, Miss Margaret Abbott, at j. X.
Egerton's last week. - Mrs. Slayton
started for Chicago last Thursday and was
accompanied by Miss Eva Averill, who will
spend the winter with her sister, Mrs. Gill
man, at Paw Paw, Mich. - f. r. Bel
KNAPP is in town for a few days on his way
to New York. where he will take course
of medical lectures. - Captain Rum
baugh came up from New York Saturday
for fortnights visit. - Miss Alice
Averill returned Saturday to her school at
Brockton, Mass. - There were two
games of baseball on our new Riverside
park last week between mines composed of
young business men. In the first, which
was on Tuesday afternoon, the score was
thirteen to fourteen, and on Friday the same
nine won again by sixteen to seven -
The Gallup house on Vine street has been
sold to S. 7. Durkee of Barre. Mr.. Durkee
is going West for stay of some months
and will occupy it on his return. -
Chauncey Denny has sold out his interest
in the dry goods firm of G. Denny & Co.,
and his partner, f. w. Dutton, has formed
a partnership with G. S. Richmond, under
the style of Dutton & Richmond and they
will continue the business in both branches
OF dry goods and groceries at the old stands.
- Flags for giving weather indications
have been procured and will soon be dis
played, probably from the depot building.
Gouldsville.
HERBERT KENNEDY of Winchester, n. H.
has been at home. He is now visiting at
Gaysville. - Newton Martin found one
of his cows dead in the pasture Monday;
- There is to be a dance at Cross hall
Friday evening. = The Good Templars
have moved from Cross hall to rooms in
Martins block. - The bridge known as
Heaths bridge is being rebuilt. - Ar
thur Martin is attending the commercial
school at Waterbury Center. - Schools
began Monday, with Fannie Brown and
Hattie ingalls, as teachers.
Plainfield.
The annual meeting of the Woman s
Christian Temperance Union will be held
] :
! G. II. Farnsworths. 1t is desired that all
the members be present, as there will be an
election of officers, and also of delegates to
the state convention. Ladies who are not
members are cordially invited - Rev.
| Mr.. Swinnerton was again bereaved by the
death of his little boy, nearly four months
! old The child's mother died in week
| after it was born. Mr.. Swinnerton has the
| sympathy of this entire community in his
deep atfiction - George Welles and
Henry Dunbar of st. Albans who, with their
families, have been residing at Mr.. Fred
Perrin's for few days, returned home on
Monday. - Mrs. III. III. Dewey went last
Friday to South birmingham, Mass, to
visit at G.. T. Batchelder's. Mr.. Batchelder
and wife moved from this town about five
years ago, and recently Mrs Batchelder has
| been in very poor health, but we are pleased
to learn that she is now somewhat better
| - Our village schools commenced last
week Monday with ID. Dwinel of Calais
and Mabel Iazelle, daughter of DR.. w. f
Lazelle, as teachers Last Monday Miss
Laura Gale commenced her second term il
the south district (No. 6). - Andrew
Emerson is finishing nice tenement in his
block, where he intends to reside. -
Susie Severance of Marshheld is at work
for the present at George Kidder's. =
Mittie Skinner, daughter of Nathan Skin
ner, Esq, went last week to Burlington fol
a four years collegiate course at the Uni
versity of Vermont.
Waitsfield.
OWING to sickness in the family of your cor
respondent some of the items are one weel
late. - Perhaps at no time for twenty
five years has there been as many promi
nent military men and old soldiers in towi
as there was on Thursday, the 9th ult., /
being the twenty-tifth anniversary of the or
ganization of Company b, Thirteenth Yer
mont Volunteers. which took place in tn
hon ,,n1 nd, .ia1 hxr 10,
Bushnell; and here it is but just to say tina
the spirit of patriotism still lives in tn
house, as Mr., Bushnell has always dis
tinguished himself as friend of the soldier
aud at that time had the pleasure of a visi
from his son Fordyce of Worcester, Mass.
who was member of the company. Tn
company was composed of the best men o
this and adjoining towns, who left thei
farms, work-benches, law offices, mercan
tile business, wives, children, mothers ant
sweethearts to according to the evidence
of Comrade E. a. Fisk in his spicy re
marks, who proved as sure as eight an,
four made thirteen that Company turne,
the tide in favor of the Union forces) sup
press the rebellion. The officers of tn
company We're: Captain, o. c. Wilder Qo
whom II. j. Gleason, the town clerk, de
clared that one hundred votes had beel
cast and every one for o. c. Wilder "); frs
lieutenant G. II, McElroy; second lieuten
ant, e. f. Palmer of Waterbury. O
the one hundred one members of the com
pany thirty-tive responded to the roll-cal
by Captain Wilder, and about forty NOR
are known to be living somewhere on tn
continent of North America. After musi
} by the drum corps, S. ID. Moulton leader
and Watstield cornet band the members @
the company We're each decorated with
button-hole bouquet by the ladies of the ali
} society and marched TO the vestry of tn
! Methodist church. where sumptuous din
ner awaited them and about one hundre
veterans from other companies who came T.
! celebrate with them. AT two p. NJ, the vas
assembly was called to order by Captai
o. G.. Wilder, and after music by the ban
listened to the address of welcome by Rev
o. ID. Clapp, who, as he stated was drafte
to fill the place of DIR. w. A. Jones, who's
name was on the programme, but who wa
, unable to be present. To the people {
Waitsheld the name of Mr.. Clapp anywher
is enough to insure interest and success
( and we will say that in this case no one wa
, disappointed. The response by Lieutenan
Il, f. Palmer, now reporter of the suprem
court, was also clear, concise and invigol
ating to the comrades and interesting to a
present. Music followed after which a
: excellent poem by Comrade ID. S. Stoddar
of Emporia, Kansas, was read by Harr
McAlister. The introduction of Lieutenant
governor Fuller by Captain Wilder calle
forth loud applause. Governor Fuller aC
dressed the audience in his usual gentl,
manly manner for about thirty-hve minutes
5 and we are sorry that we have not space t
Y give such a report as would do him or hi
3 theme Justice. We can only say that h
; made such an impression on the peopl
, hara that whpn his nama il prasputp1 ia